the clothing menu

figuring out how to dress in the winter while staying stylish is a challenge, especially for those in areas of the world where snow and wind and freezing temperatures make you want to bundle up as much as possible. but, take some tips here from stylish celebs on how to look good and stay warm. [...]

i know.  it’s still the middle of the summer and we don’t want to be thinking of fall weather right now.  but, it could be a good time to start setting money aside for when you go shopping in a couple months for some of the new fashion trends this fall.  here is a sneak [...]

Bridge & Burn is a new clothing line that launched with a collection of outerwear perfect for the spring, all made of high quality materials in various designs and colors.  what i love about this line is that it’s aim is not to follow trends, but instead to create classic, timeless garments.  so that means [...]

spring is almost here!  this weekend up in boston was so beautiful out.  finally clear blue skies and 50-degree weather.  no scarf needed and i finally got some vitamin D!  i’m not going to get my hopes up too much, but we are only a couple weeks away from the official start of spring.  and [...]

it’s winter sale season – yay! that means not feeling so guilty about a shopping splurge at your favorite store and it means the beginning of gearing up for spring..and warm weather. here are some items on sale from some of my favorite independent designers – clothes from the super stylish Erika Hendrix and Built [...]

there are a lot of things i’m thankful for this thanksgiving, like the health of my family and friends, surviving layoffs during (hopefully) the worst part of the recession.  but when it comes to fashion, there are some fall trends this year that i’m also thankful for, like: – geometric shapes (from seneca rising) – [...]

my work and life have been so crazy lately that i’ve been thinking a lot more about the past than i usually do.  wouldn’t it be great to be a kid again, watching tommy pickles and patty mayonnaise on nickelodeon?  and remember being a brownie – going to team meetings, doing arts & crafts?  well [...]

look around on the next brisk day and notice the color of everyone’s coats – black, black, brown, black.  i’m not sure why, but for some reason outerwear for the cold weather months usually comes in very limited colors.  except for this year – fall coats are popping out in bright colors like yellow, blue [...]

my inspiration for the “american” menu here started with audrey hepburn as holly golightly in one of my all time favorite movies, breakfast at tiffany’s.  that movie is from 1961 and so many of the wardrobe pieces are still stylish today.  here are the 3 most timeless pieces holly golightly wears: 1) “i’m just CRAZY [...]

my boyfriend of all people (i say that because he’s not one for fashion and gets confused when my clothes become too trendy) pointed out to me the other day that i like gray in my wardrobe.  then i thought of some of my favorite pieces – gray cardigan, gray long sweater, gray jeans, gray [...]